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Re:The great American llama (and ostrich and emu) collapse by imzadi on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @11:55AM (#39681031)
I think this is like cricket farming right now. A lot of hype around it being a new alternative with some environmental benefits, but the costs to get the infrastructure are so high that the meat/milk/wool/etc is too expensive for the average consumer to even consider, and why would they? If you are living paycheck to paycheck, why would you spend $12 a pound on cricket flour when you could just buy chicken? Who cares if it might be more environmentally friendly when you're just trying to survive until your next paycheck?
Re:The great American llama (and ostrich and emu) collapse by jpm_sd on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @02:11PM (#39682839)
You're really getting scammed if someone convinced you there's a market for cricket wool.
Re:The great American llama (and ostrich and emu) collapse by imzadi on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @03:34PM (#39683900)
They make the cutest little sweaters though
Re:The great American llama (and ostrich and emu) collapse by h2odragon on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @05:06PM (#39684955)
Don't buy into farming something until there's at least 2 places to sell it to. nearby.